The most visible European neobanks in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Revolut

76Heralded Score, range 73–79

Most cited source

wise.com

211citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Revolut GB New entry 76 , range 73–79 76#1
76
  • : score 76 · #1
79% 50% First reading
2 Wise GB New entry 66 , range 60–71 66#2
66
  • : score 66 · #2
63% 41% First reading
3 N26 DE New entry 52 , range 48–58 52#3
52
  • : score 52 · #3
54% 27% First reading
4 bunq NL New entry 42 , range 39–46 42#4
42
  • : score 42 · #4
40% 17% First reading
5 Monzo GB New entry 7 , range 5–13 7#5
7
  • : score 7 · #5
7% 4% First reading
6 Trade Republic DE New entry 7 , range 5–10 7#6
7
  • : score 7 · #6
7% 3% None First reading
7 BoursoBank New entry 6 , range 4–8 6#7
6
  • : score 6 · #7
5% 2% First reading
8 Fortuneo New entry 5 , range 4–8 5#8
5
  • : score 5 · #8
5% 2% First reading
9 Starling GB New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
5% 2% First reading
10 HYPE New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#10
5
  • : score 5 · #10
5% 1% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 wise.com Brand site 32.6% 4 of 4 132 14
2 revolut.com Brand site 25.0% 4 of 4 127 1
3 n26.com Brand site 14.8% 4 of 4 56 1
4 bunq.com Brand site 12.4% 4 of 4 38 1
5 monzo.com Brand site 1.9% 2 of 4 7 1
6 qonto.com Brand site 2.6% 3 of 4 9 1
7 starlingbank.com Brand site 1.2% 2 of 4 7 1
8 finecobank.com Brand site 1.0% 1 of 4 6 1
9 traderepublic.com Brand site 1.7% 2 of 4 7 Not read
10 boursobank.com Brand site 1.7% 3 of 4 3 1

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Welche europäischen Neobanken sind am besten für Privatkunden? German C24 Bank and N26, tied
Wie kann ich mein tägliches Geld mit einer europäischen Direktbank verwalten? German Revolut
Wie kann ich in Europa bezahlen, ohne hohe Bankgebühren zu zahlen? German Revolut
Wie kann ich als Freelancer in mehreren Ländern Geld empfangen und ausgeben? German Wise
Wie kann ich im Ausland bezahlen, ohne beim Währungsumtausch Geld zu verlieren? German Revolut and Wise, tied
Wie kann ich mein Konto zu einer europäischen Direktbank wechseln? German bunq and Revolut, tied
Welche Alternativen zu Bankfilialen gibt es, um in Europa meine Finanzen zu verwalten? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen zu traditionellen Banken gibt es für alltägliche Zahlungen in Europa? German bunq, N26, Revolut and Wise, tied
Ich bin Student und brauche ein digitales Konto für meine Ausgaben in Europa. Was eignet sich dafür? German Revolut
Ich bin selbstständig und möchte Zahlungen aus mehreren Ländern empfangen. Welche Möglichkeiten habe ich? German Wise

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured